Chemical composition of concrete content of tuberose (Polianthes tuberose) growing in Tamil Nadu

Analysis of the tuberose concrete content was carried out by solvent extraction with hexane for the tuberose genotypes cultivated in Tamil Nadu. The chemical composition of the promising genotypes both in single and double types were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The results showed that per-centage yield of tuberose concrete was in the range of 0.11 to 0.16 per cent in single types and 0.06-0.09 per cent in double types. The major chemical component detected in single type was 9-(4’-Aminobenzo-18-crown-6) methyl anthracene and 2-propoxyl-4-phenylthiophene in double type, respectively.